Total enrollment
363,784
+2,289 (+1%) vs SY 2017-18
Bexar County
Texas · Public K-12
Bexar County's public-school footprint spans 638 K-12 campuses with combined enrollment of about 368,487, the largest district being Northside ISD. By grade band, the county runs 367 elementary, 100 middle, and 129 high schools.
7-year change in Bexar County
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
580
+45 (+8%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
14%
was 16%
% Hispanic
72%
was 72%
% Black
7%
was 7%
% Asian
3%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
2,067,341
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Schools
638
58 districts
Enrollment
368,487
students · NCES CCD
Median income
$72,341
Above Texas avg
Free/reduced lunch
63.1%
Above Texas avg
Elementary
367
175,255 students
Middle
100
64,419 students
High
129
111,153 students
Combined / other
42
17,660 students
LARGEST DISTRICT
NORTHSIDE ISD
100,208 students · 58 districts in Bexar County
County vs. school enrollment demographics
Left bar is the racial makeup of Bexar County residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".
County residents
School enrollment
Bachelor's+
31.8%
adults 25+
Poverty rate
11.2%
ACS 5-year
Unemployment
5.8%
civilian labor
Median age
35
24.7% under 18
Test scores in Bexar County
Latest 2023-24 ELA proficiency, 501 schools ranked. Texas state average: 52.7%.
Top 5 schools (ELA)
Lowest 5 schools (ELA)
- STORM EL· 9.0%
- OGDEN EL· 10.0%
- CARVAJAL EL· 13.0%
- SOUTHWEST PREP NORTHWEST EL· 13.0%
- BEXAR COUNTY ACADEMY· 14.0%
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REAGAN H S | San Antonio | High | 09-12 | 3,403 | · |
| EAST CENTRAL H S | San Antonio | High | 09-12 | 3,362 | · |
| JOHNSON H S | San Antonio | High | 09-12 | 3,196 | · |
| BRENNAN H S | San Antonio | High | 09-12 | 2,965 | · |
| HARLAN H S | San Antonio | High | 09-12 | 2,778 | · |
| CLARK H S | San Antonio | High | 09-12 | 2,750 | · |
| TAFT H S | San Antonio | High | 09-12 | 2,670 | · |
| BRANDEIS H S | San Antonio | High | 09-12 | 2,657 | · |
| MARSHALL H S | San Antonio | High | 09-12 | 2,634 | · |
| SOTOMAYOR H S | San Antonio | High | 09-12 | 2,627 | · |
| MADISON H S | San Antonio | High | 09-12 | 2,616 | · |
| STEVENS H S | San Antonio | High | 09-12 | 2,546 | · |
| WARREN H S | San Antonio | High | 09-12 | 2,542 | · |
| O'CONNOR H S | Helotes | High | 09-12 | 2,535 | · |
| JUDSON H S | Converse | High | 09-12 | 2,498 | · |
| ROOSEVELT H S | San Antonio | High | 09-12 | 2,431 | · |
| KAREN WAGNER H S | San Antonio | High | 09-12 | 2,423 | · |
| HOLMES H S | San Antonio | High | 09-12 | 2,422 | · |
| SOUTHWEST H S | San Antonio | High | 09-12 | 2,363 | · |
| CHURCHILL H S | San Antonio | High | 09-12 | 2,308 | · |
| LEGACY OF EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE H S | San Antonio | High | 09-12 | 2,285 | · |
| SOUTHWEST LEGACY H S | Von Ormy | High | 09-12 | 2,250 | · |
| SOUTH SAN ANTONIO H S | San Antonio | High | 09-12 | 2,190 | · |
| JAY H S | San Antonio | High | 09-12 | 2,118 | · |
| PIEPER H S | San Antonio | High | 09-12 | 2,093 | · |
| MACARTHUR H S | San Antonio | High | 09-12 | 2,033 | · |
| SOUTHSIDE H S | San Antonio | High | 09-12 | 1,772 | · |
| JEFFERSON H S | San Antonio | High | 09-12 | 1,706 | · |
| HARLANDALE H S | San Antonio | High | 09-12 | 1,652 | · |
| LANIER H S | San Antonio | High | 09-12 | 1,620 | · |
| BERNAL MIDDLE | San Antonio | Middle | 06-08 | 1,617 | · |
| BRACKENRIDGE H S | San Antonio | High | 09-12 | 1,593 | · |
| VETERANS MEMORIAL H S | San Antonio | High | 09-12 | 1,579 | · |
| ALAMO HEIGHTS H S | San Antonio | High | 09-12 | 1,569 | · |
| MCCOLLUM H S | San Antonio | High | 09-12 | 1,502 | · |
| FOLKS MIDDLE | San Antonio | Middle | 06-08 | 1,497 | · |
| HIGHLANDS H S | San Antonio | High | 09-12 | 1,478 | · |
| GREAT HEARTS NORTHERN OAKS | San Antonio | Combined | KG-12 | 1,430 | · |
| BURBANK H S | San Antonio | High | 09-12 | 1,405 | · |
| STRAUS MIDDLE | San Antonio | Middle | 06-08 | 1,363 | · |
| EDISON H S | San Antonio | High | 09-12 | 1,360 | · |
| GARCIA MIDDLE | San Antonio | Middle | 06-08 | 1,360 | · |
| GREAT HEARTS FOREST HEIGHTS | San Antonio | Combined | KG-11 | 1,335 | · |
| GREAT HEARTS WESTERN HILLS | San Antonio | Combined | KG-11 | 1,326 | · |
| LOPEZ MIDDLE | San Antonio | Middle | 06-08 | 1,294 | · |
| BRISCOE MIDDLE | San Antonio | Middle | 06-08 | 1,263 | · |
| EAST CENTRAL HERITAGE MIDDLE | San Antonio | Middle | 06-08 | 1,251 | · |
| SOMERSET ACADEMY BROOKS | San Antonio | Combined | PK-12 | 1,227 | · |
| KALLISON EL | San Antonio | Elementary | PK-05 | 1,221 | · |
| JUDSON MIDDLE | Converse | Middle | 06-08 | 1,189 | · |
| SOMERSET H S | Somerset | High | 09-12 | 1,175 | · |
| RAWLINSON MIDDLE | San Antonio | Middle | 06-08 | 1,161 | · |
| GREAT HEARTS LIVE OAK | Live Oak | Combined | KG-11 | 1,153 | · |
| BRADLEY MIDDLE | San Antonio | Middle | 06-08 | 1,148 | · |
| LEGACY MIDDLE | San Antonio | Middle | 06-08 | 1,143 | · |
| PIEPER RANCH MIDDLE | San Antonio | Middle | 06-08 | 1,140 | · |
| ALAMO HEIGHTS J H | San Antonio | Middle | 06-08 | 1,123 | · |
| LUNA MIDDLE | San Antonio | Middle | 06-08 | 1,114 | · |
| RAY D CORBETT J H | Schertz | Middle | 07-08 | 1,113 | · |
| HOBBY MIDDLE | San Antonio | Middle | 06-08 | 1,094 | · |
| ADVANCED LEARNING ACADEMY | San Antonio | Combined | PK-12 | 1,087 | · |
| SOMERSET ACADEMY COLLEGIATE | San Antonio | Combined | PK-12 | 1,080 | · |
| KITTY HAWK MIDDLE | Universal City | Middle | 06-08 | 1,062 | · |
| BASIS SAN ANTONIO- SHAVANO CAMPUS | San Antonio | High | 06-12 | 1,057 | · |
| HILL MIDDLE | San Antonio | Middle | 06-08 | 1,057 | · |
| ZACHRY MIDDLE | San Antonio | Middle | 06-08 | 1,043 | · |
| JONES MIDDLE | San Antonio | Middle | 06-08 | 1,035 | · |
| TEJEDA MIDDLE | San Antonio | Middle | 06-08 | 1,014 | · |
| JUBILEE SAN ANTONIO | San Antonio | Combined | PK-12 | 1,011 | · |
| SILOS EL | San Antonio | Elementary | PK-05 | 1,011 | · |
| WHITE MIDDLE | San Antonio | Middle | 06-08 | 1,000 | · |
| JOHN F KENNEDY H S | San Antonio | High | 09-12 | 998 | · |
| NIMITZ MIDDLE | San Antonio | Middle | 06-08 | 995 | · |
| HENRY METZGER MIDDLE | San Antonio | Middle | 06-08 | 991 | · |
| JEFFERSON MIDDLE | San Antonio | Middle | 06-08 | 990 | · |
| GREAT HEARTS ONLINE - TX | San Antonio | Combined | KG-10 | 968 | · |
| RUDDER MIDDLE | San Antonio | Middle | 06-08 | 961 | · |
| EISENHOWER MIDDLE | San Antonio | Middle | 06-08 | 951 | · |
| JORDAN MIDDLE | San Antonio | Middle | 06-08 | 948 | · |
| LUCKEY RANCH EL | San Antonio | Elementary | PK-05 | 945 | · |
| SCARBOROUGH EL | San Antonio | Elementary | PK-05 | 925 | · |
| GREAT HEARTS INVICTUS | Helotes | Combined | KG-09 | 918 | · |
| BULVERDE CREEK | San Antonio | Elementary | PK-05 | 916 | · |
| HEALTH CAREERS H S | San Antonio | High | 09-12 | 904 | · |
| HARRIS MIDDLE | San Antonio | Middle | 06-08 | 903 | · |
| STINSON MIDDLE | San Antonio | Middle | 06-08 | 898 | · |
| MEAD EL | San Antonio | Elementary | PK-05 | 887 | · |
| BOLDT EL | San Antonio | Elementary | PK-05 | 882 | · |
| TOMLINSON EL | San Antonio | Elementary | PK-05 | 875 | · |
| ROAN FOREST EL | San Antonio | Elementary | PK-05 | 873 | · |
| COKER EL | San Antonio | Elementary | PK-05 | 861 | · |
| ROSE GARDEN EL | Schertz | Elementary | PK-04 | 861 | · |
| KRUEGER MIDDLE | San Antonio | Middle | 06-08 | 857 | · |
| STEUBING RANCH EL | San Antonio | Elementary | PK-05 | 856 | · |
| LEGACY TRADITIONAL SCHOOL - ALAMO RANCH | San Antonio | Elementary | PK-08 | 855 | · |
| LARKSPUR EL | San Antonio | Elementary | PK-05 | 849 | · |
| SST ALAMO | San Antonio | Elementary | PK-06 | 848 | · |
| MEMORIAL H S | San Antonio | High | 09-12 | 846 | · |
| VALE MIDDLE | San Antonio | Middle | 06-08 | 846 | · |
| ESCONDIDO EL | Converse | Elementary | PK-05 | 833 | · |
Cities in Bexar County
About Bexar County
Bexar County is a wide-reaching Texas county of about 2,067,341 residents, home to 638 public schools and roughly 368,487 students.
Stepping back, census numbers show typical household earnings sit around $72,341, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate is around 11%. That income level is 9% noticeably above the Texas median.
On the school-mix side, Bexar County is made up of 367 elementary schools (175,255 students), 100 middle schools (64,419), 129 high schools (111,153), and 42 combined or other schools.
NORTHSIDE ISD is the biggest district by enrollment, covering about 100,208 students across Bexar County.
Looking at the last 7 years. Total public-school enrollment in Bexar County has held roughly steady since SY 2017-18, moving from about 361,495 students to 363,784. Bexar County now counts 580 public schools, up from 535 in SY 2017-18.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Bexar County discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.
Frequently asked questions
Bexar County school rankings
DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data